Communal Table Podcast: Pete Wells

Chefs and restaurant workers take great care of everyone else, but often they need a little help themselves. Each week,Food & Wine高级编辑Kat亲戚与好客pros about they manage their business, brain, and body for the long haul. Is there a topic you'd like to know more about or a guest you'd love to hear from? Tell us atfwpro@foodandwine.comor tweet to Kat@kittenwithawhip.

Episode 7: Pete Wells

New York Timesrestaurant critic Pete Wells holds one of the most storied positions in journalism, and it comes with a massive helping of responsibility, physical demands, and expectations from readers and restaurateurs alike. Wells (who does his best to maintain anonymity) sat down to talk about the history of the job, its tolls and rewards, and what he hopes that chefs understand about his reviews—even when they're negative.

Read Pete's reviews:New York TimesDining

Follow Pete on Twitter:@pete_wells

Read Pete's James Beard Award-winningFood & Winestories:Captain Bacon,Single Minded,A Chef at Peace,Mixing It Up With a Cocktail Purist,Four-Star Baby Food

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